Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina will sign a new contract within the next month as he believes he can fulfil his dream of winning the Premier League with the Merseysiders.
Liverpool have not won the title for 20 years and another disappointing season saw them fall out of the race well before Christmas.
Reina has become a sought-after property after proving himself one of the best goalkeepers in the top flight.
However, he is more than happy to commit his long-term future to the club.
"It is really close and it (signing a new contract) is because they were good to me and I am grateful," said the Spain international.
"You will see something in a month or so. I am happy here and the club is happy with me so I have no problem at all.
"Talking to my family we believe there is no better place to be and that is why we will be here a bit longer, much longer."
Meanwhile Reina has also echoed team-mate Fernando Torres' calls for significant investment in players to make the club title challengers again.
At the weekend, in an interview with the Spanish press, Torres said the club needed to sign four or five quality players in the summer.
He intimated a failure to do so could be interpreted as a lack of ambition and may lead to him considering his long-term future.
Asked how long it could be before Liverpool would have a realistic chance of winning the title the Spain international said: "It is not a question I can answer.
"I can talk about the players but not the investment - that is not in our hands.
"But I hope we can compete with these kinds of transfers (by Manchester United and Chelsea) and spend some more money in the market, maybe go toe-to-toe with them.
"All I want and the team want is to be competitive as the others.
"There is nothing apart from winning the league with Liverpool once which makes me feel excited.
"That is a dream to get through and hopefully in a short period of time we will see it come true."
Reina's immediate future involves keeping a clean sheet at home to Lille on Thursday night as Liverpool try to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit from their Europa League last-16 tie.
The French side will be a difficult prospect, even at Anfield, but Reina insists the players are determined to turn things around as they are desperate to win some silverware to make up for a disappointing campaign.
"It is the only trophy we can lift this season so it is massively important," he added.
"A trophy is a trophy and it is always good. We are the first ones to know the season has not been good and we should have been better.
"But as long as we have got a possibility of winning a trophy it is important for the club and the players.
"Lille will play defensively with some pace and ability up front playing counter-attack and we have to be aware of that and manage that."
Liverpool have not won the title for 20 years and another disappointing season saw them fall out of the race well before Christmas.
Reina has become a sought-after property after proving himself one of the best goalkeepers in the top flight.
However, he is more than happy to commit his long-term future to the club.
"It is really close and it (signing a new contract) is because they were good to me and I am grateful," said the Spain international.
"You will see something in a month or so. I am happy here and the club is happy with me so I have no problem at all.
"Talking to my family we believe there is no better place to be and that is why we will be here a bit longer, much longer."
Meanwhile Reina has also echoed team-mate Fernando Torres' calls for significant investment in players to make the club title challengers again.
At the weekend, in an interview with the Spanish press, Torres said the club needed to sign four or five quality players in the summer.
He intimated a failure to do so could be interpreted as a lack of ambition and may lead to him considering his long-term future.
Asked how long it could be before Liverpool would have a realistic chance of winning the title the Spain international said: "It is not a question I can answer.
"I can talk about the players but not the investment - that is not in our hands.
"But I hope we can compete with these kinds of transfers (by Manchester United and Chelsea) and spend some more money in the market, maybe go toe-to-toe with them.
"All I want and the team want is to be competitive as the others.
"There is nothing apart from winning the league with Liverpool once which makes me feel excited.
"That is a dream to get through and hopefully in a short period of time we will see it come true."
Reina's immediate future involves keeping a clean sheet at home to Lille on Thursday night as Liverpool try to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit from their Europa League last-16 tie.
The French side will be a difficult prospect, even at Anfield, but Reina insists the players are determined to turn things around as they are desperate to win some silverware to make up for a disappointing campaign.
"It is the only trophy we can lift this season so it is massively important," he added.
"A trophy is a trophy and it is always good. We are the first ones to know the season has not been good and we should have been better.
"But as long as we have got a possibility of winning a trophy it is important for the club and the players.
"Lille will play defensively with some pace and ability up front playing counter-attack and we have to be aware of that and manage that."
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